Curves Gym

If it's not close, you might not go. Can you find a special some place closer? As long as you're moving...

I hated every blasted minute in that place. The music (none of it original artists - all just crap remakes by studio musicians), was beyond obnoxious, way too loud to bother bringing my own, and I felt like I my senses were being assaulted the whole time. Not to mention the fact that the staff wasn't knowledgeable enough about the machines to teach me to use them without hurting myself.

F**K that.


I had previously attended an independent circuit training gym and loved it. Only stopped going because they went out of business (they couldn't compete with Curves advertising budget).

I love Curves! I used to belong to a Curves before I got married... and I definitely did see results. It helped me to lose 55 pounds and gain muscle tone! I stopped going when I got pregnant (and then had 2 more kids). I just rejoined though and I still love it. I like that it's women only and that it's small (and I like most of the music.) Also, I like that there's an order to it, so I end up using every machine. I've belonged to a regular gym before (Planet Fitness) and the place was so big that I just kind of got lost. I tried using their curves-like circuit machines, but people would pay no attention to the order you were supposed to go in and just used whatever machine they felt like using when it was time to switch (which is really annoying when you're trying to follow the circuit the right way). Also, the atmosphere is so friendly and warm at Curves. I see pretty much the same people every morning when I go and I love chatting with them as we go around the circuit. At PF, I'm sure no one noticed if I was there or not, but at Curves, it's so small that people do notice if you're missing. I'm not trying to knock other gyms. I have a lot of friends that love Planet Fitness. It's just not the place for me. And Curves might not be the place for you... especially if it's far away from you or if you weren't too happy with it your first time around. The other thing you have to understand is that each Curves is an individually owned franchise, so while the staff at my Curves have been awesome, the staff at another Curves may not be as helpful or supportive. (But that's true of any gym). So my advice to you would be to just find a place close by that you feel comfortable with and go with it :-)

Joined Curves in April 2010-lost minimal amount of weight-really started dropping it whenCurves brought in Circuit w/Zumba-truthfully live in a small community and the owner of Curves didn't have much to do with it after she brought in Zumba instructor-long story short-manager (Zumba instructor) and owner had falling out-I felt like owner didn't give a rat's @$$ about me or my fitness goals and the Zumba instructor (who is also a personal trainer) was the one who really gave me the motivation-so need less to say I followed her to her new gym. I know some women who went to Curves loved it and didn't like the Zumba but for myself I need the extra push I get from my trainer. I also know their info is a little misleading-they say 3 x a week for 30 minutes-that is basic to maintain weight-you need more workouts to lose.